defiance
noun/dɪˈfaɪəns/
/dɪˈfaɪəns/
[uncountable]Word Family
- defy verb
- defiance noun
- defiant adjective
- the act of openly refusing to obey somebody/something
- a look/an act/a gesture of defiance
- in defiance of something Nuclear testing was resumed in defiance of an international ban.
Extra Examples- She held up a clenched fist in a gesture of defiance.
- They organized a street demonstration in complete defiance of the government ban.
- I left the room untidy out of sheer defiance.
- She held up a clenched fist in defiance.
- blatant defiance of the rules
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- blatant
- direct
- open
- …
- in defiance (of)
- out of defiance
- an act of defiance
- a gesture of defiance
Word OriginMiddle English (denoting the renunciation of an allegiance or friendship): from Old French, from defier ‘defy’.
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